1. Obtaining High Quality Data in Developing Countries
The Challenges in the South Pacific

2. The reality of Sea-Level rise on the Islands of Kiribati
The reality of Sea-Level rise on the Islands of Kiribati. It is the same story through out the South Pacific.

3. Sea walls constructed to try and fend out the rising level of the sea in Kiribati.

4. The Etno-cultural definition of the South Pacific Islands
The Etno-cultural definition of the South Pacific Islands. Further separated into Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.

5. No. of Synoptic Stations No. of Rainfall Stations
Flag
Country
Area (km²)
Population
No of Climate Stations
No. of Synoptic Stations
No. of Rainfall Stations
No. of AWS
Papua New Guinea
462,840
5,172,033 7 24
Solomons
28,450
494,786 6 20 1
Fiji
18,270
856,346 37 10 28
(13 auto gauges) 13
Samoa
2,944
179,000 2 27
Kiribati
811
96,335 8
Tonga
748
106,137 5
Niue (NZ)
260
2,134
Cook Islands (NZ)
240
21,000
Tuvalu 26
12,000 4
TOTAL
514,583
6,944,529 77 50
120
There is only 24 AWS owned & maintained by the 9 PIC. Indications are that this will improve with the many projects for PICs NMS already taking place in the near future.
But compare this network with New Zealand, Australia and Asia, you will see the big difference that is a norm between developed and developing countries like ours.

6. The Network of Stations on the South Pacific Sea Level and Climate Monitoring Project by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAid)

7. I do apologise for the poor picture quality on this slide

8. The Global Surface Network (GSN) over the South Pacific as at January 2012.

9. Global Upper Air Network (GUAN) in the SP

10. Dry bulb thermometer comparison of the Ono Station (FIJI) which is part of the GCOS Network. The manual observation is reading an unlikely higher readings of average 0.4˚C. The readings taken were for only 4 days from the 24th August 2012 to 27th.

11. Dew point thermometer comparison of the same station for the same period. The manual observation is also reading higher with the average of 1.1˚C

12. Pressure readings from the same station for the same period
Pressure readings from the same station for the same period. Difference with average of 0.3hpa.